Advertising street-annunciator for cars.



Patented Sept. 26, I899.v P. H. PATBIARCHE.

ADVERTISING STREET ANNUNCIATOB FOB CARS.

(Application filed my 16, 1898.) v

(No Modal.)

UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

PHILLIP HAROLD PATRIAROHE, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

ADVERTISING STREET-ANNUNCIATOR FOR CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,608, dated September 26, 1899.

Application filed May 16, 1898. Serial No. 680,824. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHILLIP HAROLD PA- TRIARCHE, electrical engineer, residing at the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented.

certain new and useful Improvements in Advertising Street-Annunciators for Cars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in advertising street'annunciators for cars; and the object of the invention is to devise asimple, positive, and effectual annunciator which will not only automatically indicate in succession clearly the name of the street, but will bring a succession of advertising-forms into view; and it consists, essentially, of two rollers provided with a band upon which the names of the streets are imprinted, one of such rollers havinga spring designed to have a normal pressure to turn one roller in one direction and the other roller having a peculiarly-formed mechanism by which it is designed to be rotated through the interposition of a magnet between such mechanism and a suitable electrical source of supply, the parts being constructed and arranged in detail, as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my streetannunciator, showing the box and portion of the mechanism broken away and in section to exhibitthe interior construction. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a car, showing the means of throwing the current in. Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of the cross wire and contacthanger. Fig. 4 is adetail of the trolley-pole, showing the form of contact-switch. Fig. 5 is aperspective detail of the locking-bolt and supporting-arm for same.

In the drawings like letters and numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

A is a rectangular box or case provided with a rectangular opening B, having a suitable glass and designed to exhibit the name of the street, and a rectangular opening 0, adjacent thereto, having a suitable glass designed to exhibit any suitable form of advertisement.

0 is a tripole magnet, one of the poles being a short pole.

D is a solenoid, and E is a T-shaped arma ture shiftable therein. The base portion of the armature is designed to contact with the outside poles of the magnet.

F is a wire leading from the contact-plate f on the trolley-pole (see Figs. 1 and 4) to and through the magnet D and the wheels to the rails.

G is a wire provided with a spring contactarm g, such wire also leading to the source of supply.

H is a guard extending laterally from the trolley-pole and designed to prevent the contact arms and plates being struck should the trolley-wheel I come off the trolley-wire J.

K is a contact-hanger having a suitable sleeve 7c secured to one of the cross-wires 75, by which the trolley-wires are supported. The particular cross-wire to which the contact-hanger is connected is that near the station or street desired to be announced. The car in passing along causes the arm g to come in contact with the contact-hanger, and consequently such arm is thrown down against the plate f and the circuit is completed through the magnet D and the armature E is drawn up to operate the roller mechanism, which I shall now describe.

L L are suitable standards secured in the case A and formed preferably with U -shaped upper portions L L, connected together by suitable rods Z Z. The bottoms of the standards are also connected by a suitable rod Z.

M is the top roller, the spindle m of which is supported in suitable bearings at each end, one of the bearings Z only being shown.

N is the bottom roller, the spindle n of which is supported in suitable bearings in the standards L L and a suitable bearing at the opposite end of the roller.

0 is a helical spring fastened at one end to a pin Z on one of the standards L and at the opposite end tothe shaft n.

P is a U-shaped frame suitably swung on the spindle m. The armatureE has a rightangular extension 6, to which is pivotally connected the rod 6, which is pivotally connected at the upper end to the U-shaped frame P.

Q is a ratchet-pinion secured on the spindle m, having preferably four teeth and having engaging therewith the dog q, held against such ratchet by the spring q.

R is a controlling-pinion having teeth 9' with substantially beveled edges or substantially of a ratchet-tooth form.

S is a lockingbar supported on one of the members of the upper U -shaped end L of the standard L, such locking-bar S having slots .9 cut in it and screws 3 extending through same into the member L, so as to permit of a limited lengthwise movement. The lockingbar S has a beveled end 8 at one end and a laterally-extending beveled engaging end .9 at the opposite end. The beveled end 8 is designed to engage with the teeth of the con trolling-pinion R. The beveled end S is designed to coact with the pivoted beveled contacting block T, which is spring-held by the spiral spring 2, with overhanging end upon one side of the frame P. The block T is pivoted on the lugs p,forming part of the U- shaped frame, and such block is capable of moving upwardly, but not downwardly, as will be seen from its position. The block T, it will be noticed, has a beveled side L, which is designed to coact with the beveled end s of the locking-bar S.

U is a drum secured on the spindle m and having connected thereto a wire or cord V, which in the drawings is shown wound around the drum several times and connected at the opposite end to a drum U, secured on the spindle n.

o is a bead secured one near each end of the wire or cord V, as indicated, one only being shown.

The wire or cord V passes loosely through the end of a bell-crank W, which extends through a slot in the standard L and is pivoted on a bracket 10, secured to the standard L. The upper end of the bell-crank W has secured to it a metal strap X, which fits within an annular groove 1) on the bearing end of the frame P.

2 is a stop-pin on the spindle m. It will be noticed on reference to Fig. 1 that the opposite end of the spindle on has secured thereto a spur-wheel 3, which meshes with a spurpinion 4 on the end of the roller 5 upon which the band (5, containing the advertisements, is designed to be wound or unwound. The opposite end of the band 6 is secured to a roller '7. that the band is wound around the rollers several times, and such rollers would be preferably flanged rollers, so as to keep the band in position. The roller '7 would also preferably be a spring-roller, so that it coacts with the other rollers.

Having now described the principal parts involved in my invention, I shall briefly describe the operation.

When the arm 9 is brought into contact with the platef, as hereinbefore described, by such arm being thrown into such contact by the plate K, the current passes through the magnet-coil D, and the attraction of the magnet causes the armature E to ascend. In so ascending the armature carries with it the rod Of course it will be understood a, which gives the frame P the requisite throw, so that the dog q throws the ratchetpinion Q around the space of one tooth, the controlling-wheel R moving therewith. The locking-bar S, which is forced inwardly by the spring 5, immediately passes over one tooth of the controlling-wheel R and underneath it, thereby securely locking the spindle min position. This operation is repeated intermittently, and the current is thrown into the magnet E by the arm G being thrown into contact with the platefby the hanger K. The roller M is necessarily given a corresponding movement and draws upon the band, bringing the name of the next street before the opening B. The roller N is of course'given a corresponding rotary movement against the tension of the spring 0. It will thus be seen that upon'every movement upward of each street upon the band the spring 0 will be necessarily wound more and more until it reaches substantially the position shown in the drawings, when it will only be possible for such band to move the name-band a couple of more that the band will have been completely unwound from the roller N and the spring 0 completely wound up, so that the indicator is ready for the return journey of the car to announce the streets in retrograde succession. Upon the next operation of the armature through the circuit being completed by the means hereinbefore described it will be seen that the contacting block T, which is now moved into the path of the beveled end 3 will pass upwardly as the frame P is being caused to move upwardly by the armature, and as the beveled end of the block passes the laterally-extending beveled end .9 of the lockingbar S such bar will be momentarily forced away from the controlling-pinion R, and the spring 0 will exert a turning force upon the spindle n and communicate, by means of the cord V, such motion to the spindle m, and thereby cause the band to move downwardly when the beveled block T has forced out the locking-bar S. Immediately the block T has passed the locking-bar S such locking-bar will be forced into position under the next tooth, so that the band will only be moved forward the space of one tooth at a time. The springheld block T as the arm is being caused to move back to its normal position will be forced back by the upper side of the'beveled end 5 of the locking-bar S, so that such block will be tilted on its pivot and passes down sub- 'stantially on a level with the position shown in the drawings. This movement of the band of course will be caused upon every release of the controlling-wheel, as described above, until the band has become entirely unwound from the roller M and the end of the journey is reached, when the bead c at the opposite end of the cord V will have come in contact with the bell-crank V and have restored the mechanism into the position necessary to start on the new journey.

From this description it will be seen that my invention is very positive in action, can be controlled through any suitable electric source, whether from the current of an ordinary electric trolley-car system or from storage battery, it only being necessary that the projecting hanger K or its equivalent be utilized to throw into contact a suitable switch to throw the current into the magnet at predetermined intervals. Duringtheperiodthat the rollers and bands are having their forward or backward movement communicated to them it will be understood that the advertising-band will also have a similar though faster movement communicated to it. It will also be seen from this description that not only is my invention applicable to the trolleycarsystem,but to all surface and underground systems of cars.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The combination withthe magnet and armature operated through the closing of the circuit as specified, of the upper and lower rollers provided with spindles journaled in suitable standards, the band connected at the ends to the rollers, the ratchet-pinion on the upperspindle, the swinging frame and springpressed dog pivoted thereon and engaging with the ratchet-pinion, the rod connecting the swinging frame to the armature, the con trolling-wheel secured to the spindle and the spring-pressed locking-bar having a beveled end, adjustably supported and designed to coact with the controlling-wheel as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with the magnet and armature operated through the closing of the circuit as specified, of the upper and lower rollers provided with spindles journaled in suitable standards, the band connected at the ends of the rollers, the ratchet-pinion on the upperspindle, the swinging frame and springpressed dog pivoted thereon and engaging with the ratchet-pinion, the rod connecting the swinging frame to the armature, the controlling-wheel secured to the spindle, the spring-pressed locking-bar having a beveled end, adjustably supported and designed to coact with the controlling-wheel, means for shifting the frame upon the shaft, a contacting block secured on the frame and designed to come in contact with the laterally-extendin g end of the locking-bar and a spring on the lower roller designed to normally impart to such roller a retrograde movement as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination with the magnet and armature operated through the closing of the cir cuit as specified, of the upper and lower roll ers provided with spindles journaled in suitable standards, the band connected at the ends of the rollers, the ratchet-pinion on the upper spindle, the swinging frame and spring pressed dog pivoted thereon and engaging with the ratchet-pinion, the rod connecting the swinging frame to the armature, the con trolling-wheel secured to the spindle, the spring-pressed locking-bar having a beveled end and slots in the same designed to coact with the controlling-Wheel, the drums on each of the roller-spindles, the wire cord connecting the drums and provided with a bead near each end, the bell-crank through which the cord passessuitably pivoted on the standard, the metal strap pivotally connected to the upper end of the bell-crank and fitting in arecess in the bearing of the U-shaped frame, a spring-held contacting block secured on the frame and designed to come in contact with the laterally-extendin g end of the locking-bar and a spring on the lower roller designed to normally impart to such roller a retrograde movement as and for the purpose specified.

4. The combination with the rollers and the spindles and spring connected at one end to the spindle of the lower roller and at the other end to the frame, of a controlling-Wheel and a sliding locking-bar and means for intermittently retracting the locking-bar from ben eath the teeth of the controlling-wheel as and for the purpose specified.

PHILLIP HAROLD PATRIAROHE. lVitnesses:

B. BOYD, A. H. McADAM. 

